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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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